[Offtopic] Electronic Student Diaries

[Andrew Shortell]

Hi Litsa
My daughter¹s school sends email to parents ­ they have set up yr level
lists, home group lists, ³middle school ³ lists yr level lists vce lists and
the staff use the lists and ensure that it goes in the bcc.
Included in every list is the AP and ³Communications director²
There is a ³style guide² for mass communications of this nature
Important or last minute things are also sent by sms in the same sorts of
lists

All parents are expected to check email, phs regularly.
If there is no email registered then the system is set to send an
email/notification  to the originator of the email so that they send a paper
version of the email to the relevant people.

It has taken two years to iron out the bugs and the back up of the paper
version for non-email parents but is now working ok. I get an average of two
emails a week.

For homework :  in schools that allow portable electronic devices (e.g.
Phones/smart phones / ipods) I get students just to put their homework in
their phone; and for the really forgetful I make them set an alarm for that
evening ... And even an alarm to go off the day before it is due! Or a
calendar event...

Personally I would ask them to buy an electronic diary/planner/organiser.
Most of them already have something like that ­ just use what they have.
There are apps that can be downloaded for newer ipods that can be used as
notes etc and similarly for other brands of phs with apps.

Good luck and please give some feedback to the list about what you do..

Andrew

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On 7/06/11 11:42 AM, "Litsa Tzelepis" <htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Hello.
>  
> Our school is looking into replacing the traditional paper-based student diary
> with an electronic version.
> Are other schools using electronic diaries, and if yes:
>  
> 1. Are they working for your students and staff?
> 2. How are you communicating information to parents?
>  
> Thank-you, Litsa {:-)
>  
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> Litsa Tzelepis
> Mount St. Joseph Girl's College
> htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au
> Year 11 Level Co-ordinator
> P:8398 2000 | F:9398 3498
> 
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